Weather Forecast

Records published Jan. 13

DASSEL — Two people were treated at the scene after a vehicle went through the ice Thursday on Lake Washington, Darwin Township, Meeker County.

After receiving a report of a vehicle through the ice, a deputy found two people walking near the shore, according to a release from the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

The driver, a 25-year-old Litchfield man, and his passenger, a 26-year-old Darwin man, said they had been able to get out of the vehicle when the ice broke.

They were able to get out of the water and walk to shore for help. The vehicle was fully submerged, and initial attempts to locate it were unsuccessful, according to the release.

Thin ice signs were posted at the lake's public access, and the Sheriff's Office urges caution on Lake Washington.

Gold Cross Ambulance treated the two men at the scene. Also responding were Dassel Fire Department and Litchfield Rescue.

Theft

NEW LONDON — A laptop was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 300 block of Redwood Street Thursday afternoon.

WILLMAR — A Willmar resident reported her laptop went missing after visiting another person's home in the 300 block of Fourth Street Southwest. The theft was reported Thursday evening.

Scam

PRINSBURG — A person in Prinsburg reported Thursday afternoon that an individual there had been the victim of a "grandparent scam" and had sent more than $9,000 in cash to a location in Mississippi after being told a grandson was in jail in Texas.

Arrest

WILLMAR — A 38-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of a controlled substance. The arrest took place Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of Seventh Avenue Southeast.

Crash

WILLMAR— A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon after a report of a hit-and-run crash at First Street and Litchfield Avenue Southwest. The vehicle was located in the city lot at Becker Avenue and Fourth Street Southwest.